Rishitha Reddy Sunkireddy
Software Development Engineer
Milwaukee, US.About
Highly skilled Software Development Engineer with nearly 5 years of experience in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications. Expertise spans robust backend services using Java, Python, and Spring Boot, coupled with responsive front-end development in React.js and Angular.js. Proven track record in deploying applications on AWS and Azure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and leveraging observability tools to enhance system reliability, reduce latency, and drive significant improvements in user experience and operational efficiency.
Work
State Street, USA
|Software Development Engineer
Milwaukee, WI, US
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Summary
Developed and optimized microservices-based backend systems and client-facing dashboards for real-time financial operations, significantly improving throughput and reducing client escalations.
Highlights
Developed microservices-based backend systems using Spring Boot, Kafka, and Redis, increasing throughput by 25% and ensuring stringent SLA compliance for real-time transaction workflows and financial operations.
Engineered responsive, client-facing dashboards with React.js and RESTful APIs, reducing client escalations by 18% and enhancing institutional investor satisfaction by providing real-time visibility into service KPIs.
Integrated role-based access control (RBAC) and JWT authentication via Spring Security, achieving zero critical vulnerabilities in annual financial compliance audits and reinforcing application security.
Implemented ELK stack (Log4j2, Logstash, Elasticsearch) for logging and observability, reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) of production issues by 40% and enhancing platform reliability.
Utilized AWS Lambda and API Gateway to build serverless components for asynchronous processing, reducing latency by 25% and supporting high-volume event-driven architectures.
Employed Test-Driven Development (TDD) with JUnit 5, Mockito, and WebTestClient, achieving 92% code coverage for robust RESTful APIs.
Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker, streamlining build, test, and deployment workflows to increase deployment frequency and accelerate delivery of client-facing enhancements in a highly regulated environment.
HCL Tech, India
|Software Development Engineer
N/A, N/A, India
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Summary
Optimized and migrated critical insurance policy and claims microservices, significantly improving system performance, reducing defects, and enhancing CI/CD capabilities.
Highlights
Optimized database interactions with Redis caching and fine-tuned Spring Data JPA queries, accelerating response time by 60% during peak customer portal usage and enhancing policyholder digital experience.
Automated large-scale vehicle and claims data aggregation using Spring Batch workflows, eliminating 40% of manual data handling and enabling faster, more accurate risk assessments and premium pricing models.
Designed and deployed a test automation suite with Mockito and Postman, achieving 95% code coverage across key insurance modules and reducing production defects by over 30% to ensure higher platform reliability.
Led the migration of critical microservices to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ensuring seamless cloud-native deployments with zero downtime, even during peak claims events.
Enhanced CI/CD capabilities by integrating GitLab pipelines with Jenkins, fully automating builds, tests, and environment-specific deployments, which shortened insurance product release cycles by 30%.
Upgraded legacy APIs in policy dashboards with GraphQL to streamline client-server communication, reducing payload sizes by 20% and significantly improving responsiveness for field agents in bandwidth-constrained regions.
Redesigned policy and claims microservices to support scalable, cloud-native deployments, enhancing system resilience and ensuring high availability in alignment with digital transformation goals.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Master of Science
Computer Science
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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Bachelor of Technology
Computer Science and Engineering
Languages
English
Skills
Languages and Methodologies
C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, SDLC, Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Front End
HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, jQuery, Ajax, XML, React.js, Backbone.js, Angular.js, Next.js, Redux, Restful API.
Back End
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring REST, Spring Batch, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, Spring IOC, Hibernate.
Testing and Tracking
Junit, Mockito, Postman, JIRA, Confluence, Jest.
Cloud
AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, Cloud Formation, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, EKS), Azure.
Database
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB.
Logging and Monitoring
Log4j2, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Grafana.
CI/CD and DevOps Tools
Maven, Gradle, Git, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka.